GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |